antibiosis

/ˌˈæntiˈbaɪˌoʊsəs/
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Definitions of antibiosis
  1. noun
    an association between organisms that is harmful to one of them or between organisms and a metabolic product of another
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    association
    (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species
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